PCI-E riser usages

[limadelta26]

Hey fellow carbies!

I have a question which might have already been answered by Jeff Geerling himself in one of his videos (

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I want to find out if anyone has or knows of being able to use a PCI-E 1x to 16x riser (USB 3.0 cable type) to run different PCI-E cards other than a GPU. In my case I want to run a USB 3.0 add on card and my board in my HP 290 G1 has the PCI-E 1x right under the 16x slot which is being covered up by the GPU.

I'm not going to run USB out directly from the PCI-E 1x connector as this electronically will not work (this much I do know), but from what I have seen in his video using the 1x to 16 risers on a PI CM4 it can be done? I just want find out from you guys who know more than I if this is actually possible and if someone has done it and what cards you were able to connect to it.

The USB 3.0 card I want to use will be an Orico 3 Port USB3.0|Type-C PCI-E Express Card ( Takealot ) so the card itself is already a 1x PCI-E card so I know it will run fine in either the boards 16x or 1x slot.

Thanx in advance.

 

[Confucius]

Hey fellow carbies!

I have a question which might have already been answered by Jeff Geerling himself in one of his videos (

)

I want to find out if anyone has or knows of being able to use a PCI-E 1x to 16x riser (USB 3.0 cable type) to run different PCI-E cards other than a GPU. In my case I want to run a USB 3.0 add on card and my board in my HP 290 G1 has the PCI-E 1x right under the 16x slot which is being covered up by the GPU.

I'm not going to run USB out directly from the PCI-E 1x connector as this electronically will not work (this much I do know), but from what I have seen in his video using the 1x to 16 risers on a PI CM4 it can be done? I just want find out from you guys who know more than I if this is actually possible and if someone has done it and what cards you were able to connect to it.

The USB 3.0 card I want to use will be an Orico 3 Port USB3.0|Type-C PCI-E Express Card ( Takealot ) so the card itself is already a 1x PCI-E card so I know it will run fine in either the boards 16x or 1x slot.

Thanx in advance.

If it’s a 1x usb card, why not just run it off the board. For a 1x card, it should work fine with a riser though.

I have many risers laying around and can donate one to you and you can try it yourself.

 

[limadelta26]

If it’s a 1x usb card, why not just run it off the board. For a 1x card, it should work fine with a riser though.

I have many risers laying around and can donate one to you and you can try it yourself.

Hey @Confucius like i said in the post the 1x slot is covered by my GPU unfortunately.

I got a hold of a riser from a colleague this morning and that got me thinking again about it. I have found on amazon 1x to 1x 90 degree slot mods and then the 1x to 1x, 4x 8x and 16x cable to slots that I can also use (I don't mind those as it was my first option originally but now seeing as though I have a working 1x to 16x riser I might as well give it a go and try it out.